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Have you thought about all of the different associations that we have with music during our day and how it affects our daily...
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Have you thought about all of the different associations that we have with music during our day and how it affects our daily routine? Read the selection, "Un dia sin musica," and follow this young Mexican girl throughout one day and observe how music is forever present in her life. In the webpage section of "Cuentos y chistes," the reading selection of "Un dia sin musica, " students read and then compare and contrast the character?s life with and without music. The selection includes cultural information about a young student?s typical routine at home and at school.Course: Bilingual Programs, Third Year H.S or AP, College - second through fourth semesters, Spanish for Heritage Speaker courses,

Would you like to develop a strategy for enhancing your vocabulary in Spanish? If you are a "Spanish heritage speaker, " are...
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Would you like to develop a strategy for enhancing your vocabulary in Spanish? If you are a "Spanish heritage speaker, " are there words in your "dialecto" that are different from the ones used in the reading of "Un dia sin musica?" Learn how to expand your Spanish vocabulary for speaking and writing, and for describing a word when you can't remember its name.Course: Bilingual Programs, Third Year H.S or AP, College - second through fourth semesters, Spanish for Heritage Speaker courses

This assignment includes four tasks which involve reading the information in the learning object about Columbus' discovery of...
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This assignment includes four tasks which involve reading the information in the learning object about Columbus' discovery of America and El dia de la raza, and researching other companion websites. The first and second task involves using past time to report on the four crossings and information about the three ships. The third task requires the student to write a summary paragraph about Columbus' life. The fourth task involves selecting and reading ariticles and Spanish and English on the same topics, and then writing a reaction paragraph as to the student's own impressions on what el dia de la raza means to them. Part of the assignment can be completed during class time and working in pairs if the instructor and students have use of a computer language lab. If not, then the instructor needs to assign the worksheet to be completed outside of class. The initial writing drafts need to be reviewed before successive drafts are completed. The writing may be incorporated into a writing portfoloio.Course: Third year high school level and above; Second semester College Spanish; Spanish for Heritage Speakers Course